- The Buddha on Loving Ourselves: Why Wasn't It Included?
In his many discourses on cultivating lovingkindness, the Buddha doesn't touch on any practices directed at self-love. Why might this be? We will look at an early sutta for clues.
- Can You Turn Egoism to Compassion?
We'll look at a story from the early tradition that illustrates our innate tendency to self-love, and how this tendency can be turned to more outward compassion for others.
- The Buddha on Self and Non-Self
The Buddha's teachings on the self and on non-self are some of his most subtle, interesting, and unique. We'll take a look at them in this video. We'll also compare the Buddha's view of the self with that of western philosophers David…